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Airfix - HMS Ajax Leander Class Light Cruiser 3204V

SKU: AIR03204V

$29.99

Airfix - HMS Ajax Leander Class Light Cruiser 3204V

SKU: AIR03204V

$29.99
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The Leander Class ships were built for the Royal Navy as light cruisers. The class saw extensive serviceduring World War II,with the Royal Navy,Royal Australian Navy and Royal New Zealand Navy.

Each Leander Class ship of 7,200 tonswere armed with eight 6 inch guns.Their secondary armament consisted of four 4 inch gunswhich were later replaced byeight4 inch guns.Twelve 0.5-inch Vickers machine gunsin three quadruple mounts provided anti aircraft defence. The ships werealso armed with four 21-inch torpedo tubes on each beam.

HMS Ajax is credited with participating in the Battle of the River Plate where itand it's sister ship HMNZS Achilles, cornered the German heavy cruiser Admiral Graf Spee in the port of Montevideo, Uruguay. Subsequently Admiral Graf Spee was scuttled in the port of Montevideo by the germans to prevent it being capturedby the allies.

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